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Music business entrepreneur Berry Gordy Jr. moves all of Motown Records' operations into a two-story house at 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan, USA, which he re-names as 'Hitsville'.
Phil Spector's group The Teddy Bears appear on tv's Perry Como Show in the USA.
Gary Shelton, Steve Bledsoe and The Blue Jays are appearing at The Aurora Hotel, Aurora, Illinois, USA.
David Seville and The Chipmunks perform The Chipmunk Song [Christmas Don't Be Late] on The Dick Clark Show on ABC-tv in the USA.
Elvis Presley, stationed with the US Army in Bad Nauheim, Germany, Europe, is interviewed via a transatlantic telephone call from Keith Sherriff - a DJ based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The interview will be broadcast on 28 January.
The Platters, Bobby Darin and Thurston Harris play the third of four nights in The Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
David Seville and The Chipmunks perform The Chipmunk Song [Christmas Don't Be Late] on The Dick Clark Show on ABC-tv in the USA.
Tony Bennett records I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans and After Supper at Capitol Studios, New York City, USA.
Teen heart-throb Tab Hunter is the main attraction on tv's Dick Clark Show, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Miles Davis All Stars featuring John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, play at Birdland, New York City, USA.
When The Miles Davis All-Stars play at Birdland, New York City, USA, the show is broadcast live by Mutual Network radio. The band includes Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums.
Ed Cuffee, who played trombone with jazz bands including McKinney's Cotton Pickers, The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, Count Basie and Bunk Johnson, dies in New York City, USA.
The Teddy Bears, including young guitarist and songwriter Phil Spector, perform their No1 hit single To Know Him Is To Love Him on The Perry Como Show in the USA.
Eartha Kitt is appearing in The Empire Room of The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Stan Getz Quintet plays at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Ray Charles plays at The Branch Inn, Slidell, Louisiana, USA.
The Teddy Bears, including young guitarist and songwriter Phil Spector, perform their No1 hit single To Know Him Is To Love Him on The Perry Como Show in the USA.
Ray Charles plays at The Branch Inn, Slidell, Louisiana, USA.
The Platters, Bobby Darin and Thurston Harris play the third of four nights in The Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
A new tv pop show, Dig This, starts on the BBC in the UK, replacing The Six Five Special.
Percussionist, arranger and composer Bobby Christian is appearing at The Martinique, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.